Cartwheel Art’s Team of Guest Contributors for Miami Art Fair Week 2015
It’s that time of the year: Miami Art Basel, when the balmy city becomes home to more than 20 distinct pop-up art festivals during the highly anticipated, high energy first week of December. From sophisticated Art Basel for the cultural connoisseur, to graffiti-clad and urban art of Wynwood, Miami has something for everyone: public art…
Cartwheel Art’s “Top 15” Highlighted Preview List for SCOPE Miami Beach
This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of SCOPE Miami, the vibrant art fair held during Miami Art Week. Each year, over 350,000 visitors descent to Miami for the world’s most exciting and important international art-centric event of the year that incorporates art, music, fashion and design, creating a cultural phenomenon. SCOPE, whose emphasis is on expanding the careers…
Save the Date: “Work In Progress” Opens Friday, November 27
What happens cultural curator and urban anthropologist Roger Gastman and co-curated with entertainment entrepreneur and philanthropist Doug Davis join forces in a now-defunct karaoke club in Downtown Los Angeles? Work In Progress (W.I.P.), a new art marketplace, opening exclusively in downtown LA on Black Friday, November 27, 2015. W.I.P. provides unprecedented access to available works…
Opening: Nov 11, Maria Penn at Stories Books and Cafe
On Wednesday November 11, at 7pm, Stories Books and Cafe in Echo Park presents the opening reception for the work of Maria Penn. Penn’s colorful work is influenced by Cubism, but shows as well her a lifelong affinity for Aztec, Mayan and Native American symbolism. Now in her 70s, Penn has led a storied life.…
Save the Date: November 7, El Velorio at Plaza de la Raza
Dia de los Muertos continues as a super celebration of SoCal Latinx culture on November 7 when Exodus Events presents El Velorio at Plaza de la Raza. Featuring live music ranging from mariachis to rock, DJs, costumes, traditional food, and altars, El Velorio also presents one of the largest Dia de los Muertos themed art…
Save the Date/Preview: Wishlist 3.0 at The Gabba Gallery from Nov. 14 – Dec. 20
The Gabba Gallery in Los Angeles, will be presenting Wishlist 3.0, the ever-evolving, cash-and-carry exhibition of contemporary artwork at exceptionally affordable prices, from November 14 – December 20, 2015. Curated by Jason Ostro and Phil Santos, the group exhibition features more than 60 artists and a price cap of $1000. The third annual edition of Wishlist will be a…
Save the Date: SCOPE Miami December 1 to December 6
This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of SCOPE Miami, the vibrant art fair held during Miami Art Week. Each year, over 350,000 visitors descent to Miami for the world’s most exciting and important international art-centric event of the year that incorporates art, music, fashion and design, creating a cultural phenomenon. SCOPE, whose emphasis is on expanding the careers…
Carlos Luna Studio Visit Part of Miami Art Tour with Cartwheel Art Tours and Art Ambassador Tours
Cuban-born Carlos Luna draws upon Cuba’s rich, often forgotten rural culture and popular wisdom to create his works which often feature images of folklore characters, roosters, horses and other animals, as well incorporating text. Luna, whose exhibition “Green Machine: The Art of Carlos Luna” was seen by thousands of visitors at Miami’s Frost Museum, will…
Firelei Báez “Bloodlines” Part of Miami Art Tour with Cartwheel Art Tours and Art Ambassador Tours
The Perez Art Museum Miami is one of the stops for the Miami Art Tour with Cartwheel Art Tours and Art Ambassador Tours (#ArtTourMiami) during Miami Art Fair Week, where guests will get a special tour of “Bloodlines,” a large scale exhibition of paintings by Firelei Báez, presented by the organizing curator. Born in the Dominican…
Lifestyle Presets “Making Waves” with work by Karlos “Bumps” Martinez, Joe “Prime” Reza and Marcel “Sel” Blanco
Cartwheel Art presented the work of Prime at at Street Art Fair a few weeks back. Karlos “Bumps” Marquez was also showing next to us. We have been following the work of Marcel “Sel” Blanco for awhile too. With that we are excited to announce that a new exhibition presented by Lifestyles is opening tonight…
Risk: New Gallery Opens in Santa Monica Saturday October 17
Graffiti legend Risk is opening his art gallery, Buckshot in partnership with with Kevin Zinger and Ivory Daniel from The Regime Management, and local entrepreneurs Howard and Bryan Spunt. Buckshot’s opening reception is this Saturday, October 17, form 6pm to 10pm. Internationally recognized for his graffiti, fine art, and illustrative work over the last thirty…